Powerpuff Girls is based on the original Cartoon Network animated series of the same name, and characters created by Craig McCracken.
After paparazzi set photos, the first official look of Powerpuff Girls live action starring Chloe Bennet, Dove Cameron and Yana Perrault is now out.
On the heels of new casting additions, The CW offered fans and viewers a glimpse of Chloe Bennet, Dove Cameron and Yana Perrault as Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, respectively. The first look image sees the Powerpuff Girls all grown up, no longer donning their iconic crime-fighting costumes. Instead, they all found fashion senses of their own.
Who is behind the story?
Written and executive produced by Diablo Cody and Heather Regnier, and directed by Maggie Kiley, Powerpuff follows the trio that used to be America’s pint-sized superheroes. Now they’re disillusioned twentysomethings who resent having lost their childhood to crime fighting. Will they agree to reunite now that the world needs them more than ever?
Powerpuff is produced by Berlanti Productions and Vita Vera Films in association with Warner Bros. Television. Cody and Regnier executive produce with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, David Madden and Kiley. Erika Kennair produces.
The Powerpuff Girls cast.
In the live action’s first look, we get to see Chloe, Dove and Yana striking a strong pose. Director Maggie Kiley shared the film’s first look on social media and was pretty ecstatic about it. Sharing the poster, Maggie captioned the poster with emojis denoting their character names. Maggie used the bathtub emoji for Bubbles, a flower emoji for Blossom and a green heart for Buttercup. Dove Cameron, too, Instagrammed the poster and wrote, “saving the world before bedtime.”
Previously, a set photo of Bennet, Cameron and Perrault in their ‘official’ Powerpuff uniforms was circulating on social media, but the characters only wear the costumes in flashbacks to their teenage years. The pilot will focus on the girls as adults, as seen in the first-look image.
Which role will be played by whom?
The upcoming series stars Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD star Chloe Bennet as Blossom, Dove Cameron as Bubbles, Yana Perrault as Buttercup, Donald Faison as Professor Drake Utonium, and Nicholas Podany as Joseph “Jojo” Mondel Jr., son of Mojo Jojo.
History behind Powerpuff girls
The Powerpuff Girls series was created by Craig McCracken and aired on Cartoon Network from 1998 to 2005. The series spawned a film, video games, and a reboot in 2016. Now, Powerpuff Girls will get the live-action treatment, and you can take a look at the first set photos from the upcoming series courtesy of TMZ below.
What are your thoughts on the live-action Powerpuff Girls costumes? Are you looking forward to the upcoming series?
The live-action Powerpuff Girls will limit those cartoon-accurate costumes to flashbacks.
